Gracia Ceramica tiles: key features
The Italian tile Gracia Ceramica today occupies not the last place in the Russian market. Domestic buyers appreciate the unsurpassed qualities of this facing material and use it almost everywhere.
Brand history
Gracia Ceramica trade brand is part of a large Russian holding UniTile. The brand appeared on the market quite recently: it was founded in 2013. The best Italian masters worked on its design. Taste preferences of the Russian consumer are somewhat different from European buyers, and the artists managed to understand them. Therefore, the products of Gracia Ceramica soon became recognizable and in demand.
The peculiarity of this enterprise is that it is a joint international project. All products are manufactured in Russia and from Russian raw materials.
For the production of ceramic tiles Gracia Ceramica also used domestic clay. It is brought from the Vladimir career of the Rostov region. It is unique in its properties: it includes a large number of minerals, which results in products that can confidently compete with well-known European brands. The dyes used in the manufacture of tiles of this brand are delivered from Spain, and the spar, which is added to raw materials for tiles, hails from Turkey.
Merits
The positive qualities of Gracia Ceramica tile are the following indicators:
- moisture resistance;
- resistance to abrasion;
- fire safety;
- special strength;
- environmental friendliness;
- interesting design;
- large selection of models.
Species
All products of the brand can be divided into three groups:
- Casa Elegante is a sophisticated classic. This is a kind of nostalgia for luxurious palaces with exquisite decor, huge chandeliers, solid wooden furniture, heavy velvet curtains. Here calm aristocratic shades of a tile, restrained prints prevail. This group includes, for example, the Palladio or Santorini collections.
- Casa Moderne. This group of collections is suitable for those who prefer a dynamic lifestyle, loves bright colors, bold design, complex lines. Models are presented in youth design, which is inspired by the rhythms of a big city and is designed for innovative natures who are not afraid to break established rules and patterns.
- Eco Casa. The name translates as "cozy home". This group is chosen by those who are tired of city dust and are looking for silence and pacification, who want to connect with nature, who like cool coolness and cheerful chirping of birds. It is dominated by floral ornaments, all sorts of imitations of natural material that can be found in many collections. The main colors are warm, cozy, with a predominance of all shades of brown. It is worth paying attention, for example, to a tile from the Garden Rose line with a decorative mosaic panel.
Design concept
The Italian temperament and the Russian restraint, antiquity and modernity, classics and avant-garde are wonderfully intertwined in the products of this brand: the design of each model is unique, has its own character and history. The finishing materials marked by the Gracia Ceramica brand are suitable for any, even the most fantastic design. Want ocean breeze - choose a gentle Caspian or Erantis.
There is everything here: a light haze of clouds and the romance of sea bliss, the cold blue and the luxury of gold, the scornful loft and the bright modern.
A parquet lover should pay attention to the collection of glazed Alania porcelain stoneware. The texture that completely repeats the surface of natural wood is presented in cold and warm tones of several shades.
Almost all collections present themes of flora and fauna. If you admire the little gray bird from the Allegro collection for a long time, it may seem that you already hear a wonderful nightingale trill. The combination of cool violet and soft beige tone looks very elegant.
Gracia Ceramica tile design allows you to enjoy the beauties of Italy without leaving your home. Here you can see delicate white camellia flowers from Arkadia, bright and regal fuchsia from Aquarelle, elegant blooming rose from Bliss, as well as many fantasy plants, looking at which you want to dream about the beautiful.
Some models realistically imitate natural materials: granite, marble, fossils, wood bark and other elements of wildlife. For example, in the Garden Rose collection there are samples with a relief surface imitating wood, while light and dark shades are successfully combined with each other.
Those who prefer a more discreet tile design in the interior will surely appreciate the black and white Shades collection. Dark graphite, gray cement, torn edges, uneven longitudinal stripes are all attributes for a loft style or minimalism.
Others, on the contrary, do not allow to forget that technical progress is sweeping the planet by leaps and bounds, and its results affect the character of the interior. Almost every collection contains samples with complex structural surfaces. Some models imitate the patchwork technique, handmade beadwork, drawing on canvas - design options are amazing.
Fans of luxury apartments will surely appreciate the collection with antique heroes on a general background in marble: charming cherubs, Samson with his famous lion, and the ruins of the once magnificent Mausoleum. And the Glance collection will delight you with its elegant gloss and soothing light tones that shimmer beautifully in electric light.
Tile parameters
The company produces tiles of several sizes. Wall tiles are available in the following formats (dimensions are in millimeters): 250 * 750, 200 * 200, 300 * 500, 100 * 300, 250 * 650, 250 * 600.The size of porcelain tiles depends on its purpose. For wall cladding sizes are suitable: 300 * 600 and 150 * 600. Floor tiles can have the following parameters: 600 * 600, 450 * 450.
Secret of popularity
The success of the brand Gracia Ceramica is largely due to the fact that the design is built on a mixture of different style solutions in one interior. Broken and smooth lines, complex structural surfaces, unexpected effects, a combination of natural and artificial textures, a mix of cardinally opposite colors, a combination of models from different collections - all this provides a constant heightened interest in these products.
Each collection has a tile of porcelain. The surface of this material is so comfortable that you want to feel it barefoot, while experiencing maximum comfort. It does not slip and does not absorb moisture, which allows it to be used in conditions of high humidity - in the bathroom, in the pool, in the sauna. In addition, for each type of wall tiles there is a recommended model of porcelain.
The variety of decor tiles of this brand knows no boundaries. Here you can find both rich deep shades and calm peaceful halftones.In addition, different formats allow you to choose an option for the palace, and for the fast apartment.
If a simple consumer chooses a tile, relying solely on the appearance, then master-tilers pay attention to the shape of the tile itself, how smooth the edges are. It will depend on this how difficult it will be to lay it flat. Gracia Ceramica's product quality reviews are extremely positive. Its quality is beyond doubt.
New items
In 2016, Unitile Corporation took part in the annual exhibition Batimat, which brings together professionals in the field of construction not only from Russia, but also from other countries. The exhibition featured about 60 different collections, united by a single concept of ultra modernity. The leadership in this diversity belonged to the line Virtu & Masteria, which was able to surprise even the most hopeless skeptics.
Critics who wrote reviews about this event, noted a fundamentally new approach to creating design, as well as a high level of performance. Everything is intertwined here: burnt wood and graphite asphalt, non-ordinary concrete and the mysterious brilliance of gold. Among some designs there are truly true masterpieces,which can rightly be on par with works of art. Some elements were written by artists by hand.
Despite its youth, the Gracia Ceramica brand has won over its niche in the market and is constantly improving its products, constantly delighting its fans with novelties.
Review of some of the collection of Gracia Ceramica, see below.